help with file compression

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I am working on a powerpoint presentation and I am not finished yet it is saying file size is 6Gig Is there a way to cleanup and reduce the size of the file?
 
Hey Steve R.....

Are you up for adding a page to the faq (or an addition the the 'Why are my
files so big' page)

Kind of a league table of the reported biggest powerpoint files!

I think 6 gig could quite well top the league

Cheers
TAJ
 
I think 6 gig could quite well top the league
A guy dropped in a week or so back with a two-gigger, but this is 3x that
one. Personally, I'd like to have the machine that can run a pres that big.

hb---what did you put into that file? There may be ways to make the added
stuff smaller.

John O
 
The latest versions of PowerPoint include an image compression utility
-- look on the image tool bar -- which should help. Third-party
vendors, such as Impact Labs, offer compression software specifically
for PowerPoint -- check out www.impactlabs.com/pointless. These
applications are most effective on files with embedded objects and
uncompressed still images. If you file includes audio and video
content that has been saved in an uncompressed state, you should
remove and compress that content and then rebuild your PPT file using
the compressed audio / video.
 
It would only encourage silly, macho "My PPT-ness is bigger than yours"
behavior.


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It would only encourage silly, macho "My PPT-ness is bigger than yours"
Like driving around in big red sports cars ?
Click to expand...

Of course, sunbeam! What's the miata with you? he asked triumphantly with
a big mgrin on his face.
 
You want get fff-fer arri with that one!
In fact I think you're porscheing your luck
TAJ
 
Ford once can we get pasat the puns and get on with the answers?

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Ford once can we get pasat the puns and get on with the answers?
Yeah...try

Fiat > Opel > Volkswagen
should do the trick

Failing that try the slide masters
Volvo > Seat > Smart

I'll be back in a mini t with some more answers. You'll be a mazda'd what's
possible.
 
Kia we keep this up to infiniti? Isuzu sure?

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I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
Lexus see if we can maybe find a better way to spend our time; there Mazda
be something more interesting than this.
 
This could go lf on for ever. I kinda cadillac it. It's got nothing to do
with pontiac presentations.

I guess we t oyota stop?

Don't confuse your (DPI) dodge peugeot inch with your (BMPs) bentley
mercedes pontiac


enuf?
 
[CRITICAL UPDATE - If you are using Office 2003, you should install this
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Currently, PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 provide an image
optimization feature (choose "Compress Picture" from the Picture toolbar),
but other kinds of optimizations (including lossy conversion of OLE
objects, removal of hidden objects, etc.) are not provided through it's
user interface (and even determining which content might be a candidate for
optimization can be difficult).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide better content management tools for finding, changing, replacing,
deleting, OPTIMIZING, etc. linked, embedded, and native content (without
have to resort to VBA or 3rd party add-ins), don't forget to send your
feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
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development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions)

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